Welcome to Upper Leatherwood ...

Upper Leatherwood is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Leatherwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Upper Leatherwood is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Upper Leatherwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Upper Leatherwood: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Upper Leatherwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Leatherwood.

• Summersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
• Clendenin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <4>
• Gauley Bridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <4>
• Spread
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spread is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
• Valley Fork
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
• Bomont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bomont is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
• Gould
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gould is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
• Procious
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Procious is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
• Porter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Porter is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
• Dink
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dink is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Upper Leatherwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Leatherwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper Leatherwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Leatherwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Leatherwood. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Leatherwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Leatherwood ...

Looking for more information about Upper Leatherwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Upper Leatherwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Leatherwood.

Adding Upper Leatherwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upper Leatherwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Upper Leatherwood was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Leatherwood.